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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a method used in energy psychology, a branch of Alternative medicine, that has often been described as “acupuncture for the emotions,” but without the use of needles. To say it another way EFT therapy is acupressure for the emotions. Within the expanding field of energy medicine it is the fastest growing therapy devoted to stress and related untoward emotions. In this area, it is used most for natural pain relief, PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder), anxiety, phobias, mild depression, and negative emotions in general. Within the Alternative Medicine field of energy psychology, traditional acupuncture is used in many variations of this ancient healing art, since it is different from one country, region or culture, to the next. The developer of EFT, Gary Craig, has found yet another way to use the basic knowledge and skills of the ancient Chinese meridian system of acupressure to benefit and neutralize emotional challenges. Emotional freedom Technique is simply a brilliant modification of a 5,000 healing art whose value and validity have been proven by the test of time, and it is being applied to area of energy psychology. When used appropriately, the effect of EFT is to balance the flow of energy within the acupuncture meridian pathways by means of a simple tapping procedure on a small group of acupuncture points found on the trunk, face and hands. The purpose of the EFT procedure is to restore balance and movement of this energy system, thus neutralizing emotional interference and distress at its source. Once done, the body and mind will almost immediately correct and repair the corrupted emotional circuit within the energy pathway. As a result, the mental circuit that was “tapped on” with the EFT method will no longer cause a distress response when it is used. After tapping on the distressed mental circuit will then feel calm, in control and completely comfortable when engaged in the formerly distressing memory or event. EFT is safe, non-invasive, easy to use, and often does not require repeated or prolonged therapy. It is a member of the new and rapidly expanding category of Energy Medicine, known as Energy Psychology, and it is being accepted within the medical community and public at amazing speed. Gary Craig, a Stanford engineer and personal performance coach in California, developed EFT in the mid-90s. He has dedicated his life’s work to teaching any one who will listen, how to use EFT to overcome emotional and physical blocks to successful living. This inability to live successfully might take the form of migraine headaches, fear of snakes, inability to break 100 on the golf course, cancer, or anger with an unloving spouse. Gary works within the traditional medical community, because of his remarkable generosity to share his discovery with the world. All great things that Emotional Freedom Technique can accomplish can be easily and quickly in a traditional office setting or while doing EFT by phone. Phobias, worry, anxiety, fear, sleeplessness, and a wide host of negative emotions can be nicely treated with the energy psychology of EFT. After a few EFT telephone sessions, most people notice they are decidedly more calm and controlled in their everyday encounters. EFT is considered one of the most consistently effective, efficient, and gentle treatments within Energy Medicine. Because all scientists acknowledge the human body is far more than a mass of independent organs and tissues, it also possesses an emotional mind that perfectly interrelates with the physical body. The human body in a most fundamental way is an "energy configuration" of complex positive and negative electrical charges arising from the same atoms found in a diamond, a fish, a blade of grass, or the planet Mars. We are all the human living, breathing, thinking and feeling expression of the molecular "building blocks of all matter," as was elegantly expressed by Einstein in his famous Theory of Relativity, E=MC2. Thus did Einstein declare to the world that all matter, wherever and however it is found in the universe, is all on the same energy continuum. Applying the simply energy of acupressure tapping to the mass of energy of the human body, we can expect a change in the energetic response of the emotions. Thus, EFT is a remarkable method to applying the profound wisdom of Einstein and giving it back to the world of human emotion. EFT is gentle and easy to use, and has continually demonstrated not only a remarkable capacity to relieve emotional and physical distress, but to do it rather quickly, and often when other methods have failed. No side effects have been reported in the literature against the hundreds of thousands of EFT rounds that have been done during the last 15 years. However, this does not mean that you might not experience side effects. If someone intends to use EFT methods, then each person must take full responsibility for the benefits and untoward consequences of applying EFT methods to the troubled mind. If have any doubt or hesitancy exists about EFT methodology, it would be best to consult a trained EFT therapist who full knowledge of the technique. Basic Recipe to Use EFT Gary Craig makes an offer to beginners for a free book of instructions on his web site that clearly describes the use and application of his wonderful energy psychology technique. For those who are new to Emotional Freedom Technique, or using EFT on their own and not experiencing the desired results, many websites can be found on the internet that fully explains the philosophy, principles, and methods of EFT technique. One such site is that of the author of this article, or to the Gary Craig’s website to learn the complete EFT “Basic Recipe,” as he calls it. Everyone who does EFT should have a complete copy of Gary Craig’s free EFT Manual that is available to answer questions and fully explain key issues concerning this procedure, as a reference guide; it is the authoritative text for all issues from the founder of this work. A link for this site can be found on the author’s website, just below. From here you will be able to learn the basics of Emotional Freedom Technique.
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Dr. Theodore Herazy is a prolific writer on a wide variety of Alternative Medicine topics; he has authored hundreds of articles and two books in the area of men's health and nutrition. He primarily has used EFT on a daily basis to treat his patients for the last 10 eyaers, and is considered an expert in this field of energy psychology. Visit www.EFTbyTelephone.com for additional information on many EFT topics and information about doing EFT by phone.
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